H.R. 9434 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9434 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 30, 2024Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the heads of certain agencies to review and submit to Congress a report on public-private partnerships for combating the illicit fentanyl trade, and for other purposes. 1. Review and report on public-private partnerships to combat illicit fentanyl (a) Review The heads of the agencies described in subsection (b) (and in the case of the intelligence community, the Director of National Intelligence) shall review, respectively, the public-private partnerships of each such agency for combating the illicit fentanyl trade. (b) Agencies described The agencies described in this subsection are the following: (1) The Department of State. (2) The Department of the Treasury. (3) The Department of Defense. (4) The Department of Justice. (5) The Department of Commerce. (6) The Department of Health and Human Services. (7) The Department of Transportation. (8) The Department of Energy. (9) The Department of Homeland Security. (10) The intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). (11) The United States Postal Service. (c) Reporting (1) Initial report Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the heads of the agencies described in subsection (b) shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the review under subsection (a), including— (A) an assessment of the public-private partnerships and their effectiveness; and (B) a description of any key gaps. (2) Updates Every 6 months following the date of the submission of the report under subsection (c), the heads of the agencies described in subsection (b) shall submit to Congress an update to such report. (3) Form The reports and updates under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.